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Program to Secure Local Jewish Institutions Takes on New Meaning after Oct. 7
Temple Sinai in Dresher (Photo by Edy Israel) Harold Grinspoon, the Jewish real estate developer, has a foundation that supports Jewish causes. It’s perhaps best known for launching PJ Library. But...
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Ahead of Upcoming Concert, Matisyahu Discusses Pro-Israel Stances Amid...
Matisyahu (Photo by Juliana Ronderos) Matisyahu, the Jewish musical artist, released a new album, “Hold the Fire,” on Feb. 2 and is on a 34-city concert tour. But his recent shows at The Rialto Theatre...
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Cantor Amy Levy Celebrates 20 Years at Keneseth Israel
Cantor Amy Levy (Photo by Laurel Harrish Photography) The first thing you notice about Cantor Amy Levy is her smile. It’s wide and infectious. It lights up the room. It also comes out as soon as she...
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Society Hill Synagogue to Install Rabbi Nathan Kamesar
Rabbi Nathan Kamesar. Courtesy of Society Hill Synagogue Leslie Feldman A rabbi’s installation usually takes place during the first year of service to signal the passing of a torch between two rabbis...
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You Should Know: Rachel Yakobashvili
Rachel Yakobashvili. Photo by William Atkins, senior university photographer, George Washington University Ellen Braunstein The majority of Soviet emigres “feel” Jewish but are not religious. That can...
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‘Schindler’s List’ a Focus of Attention in March 1994
March 18, 1994 Jewish Exponent. Photo by Andy Gotlieb Midway through March of 1994, Steven Spielberg and his seminal film “Schindler’s List” were the center of attention for much of the Jewish...
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Art Installation at the Weitzman Illuminates Hostages Still Held by Hamas
Some of the paintings of hostages at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History (Photo by Jarrad Saffren) More than 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. Their faces are now on...
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Wynnewood Girl Inspires IDF Soldiers with Letter
Beatrice Reese and Avi Lurie (Courtesy of Jennifer Reese) As his 646th battalion of paratrooper reserves carried out mission after mission following Oct. 7, Avi Lurie noticed one of his men carrying...
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Are Local Pro-Israel and Cease-fire Actions Still Making an Impact?
Israeli and American Jews gathered in Center City on March 3 to raise awareness of the hostages. (Photo by Mark Aizenberg) It’s been more than five months since Hamas attacked southern Israel, killed...
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YOU SHOULD KNOW…Danny Cooper
Danny Cooper (Photo by Nate Dougherty) As a teenager, Danny Cooper used to skip family vacations to work on basketball. And if he had to go, he would bring his ball and find a court. From grade eight...
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Nana’s Kitchen Vandalized With Graffiti
Graffiti at Nana’s Kitchen in Narberth. Screenshot from Facebook Israeli-owned Nana’s Kitchen in Narberth was vandalized last week when someone spray-painted “Free Gaza” on an alley wall adjacent to...
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Philadelphia Hosts Reform Rabbi Convention During Important Jewish Moment
Rabbis gathered at the 135th annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis in Philadelphia.(Photo by Scott Spitzer) Four hundred and fifty Reform rabbis gathered for the Central...
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Rowan University Helping K-12 Teachers Understand the Holocaust
Rowan University (Courtesy of Rowan University) Holocaust and genocide studies is a common area of study at colleges and universities. But Holocaust and genocide education is less common, according to...
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New Jewish Play, ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker,’ Coming to Philadelphia
The cast of “The Last Yiddish Speaker” at the Proscenium Theatre at the Drake in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of The InterAct Theatre Company) The InterAct Theatre Co. is bringing a Jewish play, “The Last...
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On Purim, How Can We Channel Our Inner Esther During Difficult Times?
In the ancient Achaemenid Empire, Jews faced annihilation. King Ahasuerus’ evil vizier Haman had convinced the king of the rightness of this policy. To thwart the genocide, Mordecai, an influential...
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Alli Barash Continues Family Legacy at Camp Saginaw
Alli Barash with campers (Courtesy of Camp Saginaw) On campsaginaw.com, Alli Barash, the camp’s director, wrote, “I have never felt more at home than I do at camp.” “Every day, I feel so lucky that...
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A New Lease on Jewish Life: Kol Tzedek Finds a New Home
The new Kol Tzedek under construction. Courtesy of Kol Tzedek Leslie Feldman It’s been years in the making: Kol Tzedek, the Reconstructionist community at Calvary United Methodist Church in West...
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You Should Know: Jessie Duke
Jessie Duke. Courtesy of Jessie Duke Ellen Braunstein Jessie Duke of Marlton, New Jersey, drinks ceremonial cacao — a mindfulness practice that combines high-grade cacao beans with personal...
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Exploration Underway to Make Weitzman a Part of the Smithsonian
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. (Photo by Jeff Goldberg/Esto for Ennead Architects) A bipartisan coalition in Congress is leading an effort to make the Weitzman National Museum...
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Beth David Reform Congregation Revives a Forgotten Cemetery
Grave restoration before and after at Har Hasetim. Courtesy of Beth David Reform Congregation Leslie Feldman In the heart of Gladwyne, nestled amid whispering woods, is Har Hasetim, a cemetery...
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